As #WSU President Betsy Cantwell notes in her letter this issue, literacy is "the ability to evaluate information critically, manage your time and resources, communicate clearly, and take initiative without waiting for direction.” magazine.wsu.edu/2026/01/30/l... #GoCougs #FirstWords

Tutoring is now available in Terrell Library's Cougar Commons, as well as other #WSUPullman sites. ASCC tutoring provides assistance with homework help, concept mastery, exam prep, course tips and tricks, and more. Sign up at ascc.wsu.edu/channels/tut...

Join us today for the Martin Luther King, Jr. Week keynote speaker: Dr. Paula Groves Price, 5:30 p.m. in the CUB Senior Ballroom or live streamed. https://mlk.wsu.edu/keynote-celebration/ #WSU #GoCougs

On Thursday, Jan 22, #WSUPullman students can get a free professional headshot by WSU photographers in the new Cougar Commons in Terrell Library from 1:30-4:30. Walk-ins OK, but appts are suggested. Find more info and a sign-up at the link! #GoCougs ascc.wsu.edu/events/2026/...

Also, please mark your calendars for the next #WSUPullman Digital Audio Collective (DAC) performance at the @WSUArtMuseum: Thursday, February 5th from 5:00 to 6:30PM, Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, WSU Pullman museum.wsu.edu/event/2026-d...

The #WSUPullman Libraries' new Synth Lab will have its Grand Opening from 4-5:30pm on Jan. 22nd in the Dimensions Lab, Audio Lab & Synth Lab, Holland Library 1st floor. Please come! #GoCougs More info: libraries.wsu.edu/synth-lab and libraries.wsu.edu/blog/2026/01...

If you were in the Terrell Library last night you may have caught a glimpse of #WSUPullman's Country Swing Dancing Club's welcome-back event! (You can find them on Instagram at wsucountryswing) #CougsGoDancing #GoCougs

Nine books to help shape your science career in 2026 www.nature.com/articles/d41... (The #WSU Libraries has a subscription to Nature - find links to it and its family of journals via Search It at bit.ly/4svuBab)

If I had to name the one thing I found this year that blew me away, it'd be the video from Pullman and the WSU campus of the approaching ash cloud on May 18, 1980. Considering this wasn't uploaded to YouTube until this year, the 45-year wait was worth it. Keep it on for some bonus ABC coverage.

Signs in the windows on the north face of McGregor Hall read Merry Christmas and Happy New Year in 1953. From the archives @wsulibraries.bsky.social #WSU #GoCougs

A top story of 2025 for Washington State Magazine Associate Editor Adriana Janovich is "The Constant Diarist" from Summer 2025. Robert W. Shields wrote what's considered the world’s longest diary, then donated it to @wsulibraries.bsky.social. magazine.wsu.edu/2025/04/25/t... #WSU #GoCougs

Heading home for the holidays: Students board the State College of Washington Pullman-Seattle special train during Christmastime in the 1920s. With special thanks to @wsulibraries.bsky.social. #WSU #GoCougs

Students work in Duplicating and Mailing, sorting Christmas deliveries, in December 1953. With special thanks to Washington State University Libraries Pullman. #WSU #GoCougs @wsulibraries.bsky.social

Pullman postmaster James Roberts leads a couple of camels up the front steps of the post office on Dec. 2, 1955. The camels were part of a Kiwanis-sponsored touring holiday play performed on campus Dec. 2 to 5. With special thanks to @wsulibraries.bsky.social. #WSU #GoCougs

Due to today's campus closure at the #WSUPullman campus, both the Holland & Terrell Libraries and the Owen Science Library are closed. Hours should be back to (Intersession) normal tomorrow!

Tomorrow is Jane Austen's 250the birthday #Austen250. The #WSUPullman Libraries will have our Austen holdings out - 1st editions of 4 books, Virginia Woolf's copy of Pride & Prejudice, & more! 10am-3pm, MASC, Terrell Libraries. Learn more about our Austenania (?): libraries.wsu.edu/blog/2025/12...

This week @wsucahnrs.bsky.social's Katie Cooper told me all about volcanoes above and below the ocean. 🌋 Don't let this hot topic lava you behind—get the full scoop here: askdruniverse.wsu.edu/2025/12/11/m... #GoCougs #STEMeducation @pullman.wsu.edu

Estate Gift by WSC/#WSU Alum Mel Hamre Supports Library Student Employment, Collections "...a remarkable gift..." "I'm a Coug." #GoCougs More info: libraries.wsu.edu/blog/2025/12...

Today is #GivingTuesday and we hope you will consider supporting the #WSU Libraries - we have a number of funds: supporting our student workers, MASC, library collections, the Irwin Nash photo project, and more! #GoCougs foundation.wsu.edu/give/?fund=2...

Save up to 50% at the 34th Annual #WSU Press Holiday Book Fair 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Dec. 3 and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Dec. 4 in the Terrell Library Atrium. Online: Use the code HBF2025 to save 30% on titles, including Washington State Magazine's "The Evergreen Collection." wsupress.wsu.edu/product/the-...

The photography of Japanese photographer Frank Matsura, whose archives are at my alma mater, @wsulibraries.bsky.social. #PhotographySky lithub.com/how-photogra...

Tomorrow, November 19th, is WSU's first #GISDay and a #WSU/#UIdaho collaboration @ the UI Student Union Building’s Clearwater Room and over Zoom. More info and free registration: news.wsu.edu/news/2025/11...

Today (11/17th) at 2pm in the Terrell Library Atrium!

My friend Xiuyu Wang of @wsuvancouver.bsky.social helped me unfold why paper is a fur-midable leap in history 📜 #GoCougs #STEMeducation @pullman.wsu.edu askdruniverse.wsu.edu/2025/11/13/w...

Mon, Nov. 17th #WSUPullman Libraries will host a panel on "The Fallen Cougars: WSC During WWII" from 2-3pm in the Terrell Library Atrium. This project continues WSC President Holland's vision of honoring war dead, w/ biographical research by WSU students More info libraries.wsu.edu/blog/2025/10...

Tomorrow, November 11th, is Veterans Day, and the Holland and Terrell Libraries will be open 7:30am to 9:45pm. The Owen Science Library will be closed. Find the hours of other library units and ongoing hours at libraries.wsu.edu/hours. #Veterans #GoCougs #GoCougVeterans

Youth are often curious about many things, including food safety. #WSU Extension Professor Susie Craig recommends having them reach out to curious cat @askdruniverse.bsky.social, who works alongside WSU faculty to provide child-friendly, research-based expertise. news.cahnrs.wsu.edu/podcasts/fsm...

@pullman.wsu.edu’s Chris Barry takes me to the heart of purr-plexing human behaviour—and teaches me about the power of empathy.🐾 #GoCougs #STEMEducation @wsusystem askdruniverse.wsu.edu/2025/11/06/h...

"Everybody Reads" Event with Author Travis Baldree (Legends & Lattes) Set for Nov. 5 at the #WSUPullman Terrell Library More info: libraries.wsu.edu/blog/2025/10...

"What the River Keeps" by Cheryl Grey Bostrom (’80 MA English) explores family, forgiveness, redemption, and the beauty and mystery of Washington state’s natural world. Her prose—delicately nuanced, wholly seductive—unfolds cinematically and sings. #WSU #GoCougs magazine.wsu.edu/2025/08/07/w...

Please come meet Travis Baldtree, author of the cozy fantasy novel "Legends and Lattes," at the #WSU Terrell Library on Wednesday, Nov. 5th at 4pm. It’s a hot cup of fantasy slice-of-life with a dollop of romantic froth! More info: everybody-reads.org

#WSU Extension Master Gardener volunteers know the gardening checklist doesn’t end with summer’s harvest! Fall’s a great time to start new projects (garlic bulbs, anyone?). Connect with your local Extension Master Gardeners for ideas & tips: mastergardener.wsu.edu.

Why do we age? My friend Jiyue Zhu of @pullman.wsu.edu told me it’s still a mystery. But science is starting to explain how time catches up to us—one cell at a time. 🧬 askdruniverse.wsu.edu/2025/10/08/w... #GoCougs #stemeducation

Lights | Tubes | Space: Holland Library Turns 75! Please join us for a celebration on Wed., October 1st from 2-3pm in the #WSUPullman Holland Library Lobby. More info: libraries.wsu.edu/blog/2025/09...

The #WSUPullman Libraries is very pleased to announce the unveiling of our new mural featuring British author Virginia Woolf and her sister Vanessa Bell. Wed, 9/24, 4pm, in the Terrell Library Atrium. More info: libraries.wsu.edu/blog/2025/09...

The #WSUPullman Libraries is very pleased to announce the unveiling of our new mural featuring British author Virginia Woolf and her sister Vanessa Bell. Wed, 9/24, 4pm, in the Terrell Library Atrium. More info: libraries.wsu.edu/blog/2025/09...

Happy Apple Cup eve! In honor of the 125th match, our #WSU university archivist, Mark O’English, takes readers through an archives dive into Apple Cup lore in this story: libraries.wsu.edu/blog/2025/09... #AppleCup #GoCougs

Today!

Plese come to the 2025 Ig-Nobel Awards watch party at #WSUPullman's Owen Science Library on Friday, September 19th from noon to 1:30pm. Pizza will be served! This is a fun event that is all about "make people laugh, then make them think."

To celebrate Constitution & Citizenship Day on Wednesday, Sept. 17, #WSUPullman Libraries will sponsor a round-robin public reading of the Constitution (w/ amendments) starting at noon in the Terrell Library Atrium on the Pullman campus More info: libraries.wsu.edu/blog/2025/09... #ConstitutionDay

Constitution Day 2025 public reading set for Sept. 17 - noon, #WSUPullman Terrell Atrium. This is a drop in/drop out event - come and stay (or read) an article or an amendment or two! news.wsu.edu/announcement... #ConstitutionDay

🧫🔬 Forget poison frogs and jellyfish—Clostridium botulinum, a bacterium hanging out in soil, water, and even your kitchen, produces the most potent toxin on Earth. askdruniverse.wsu.edu/2025/09/11/p... #FoodSafety #GoCougs #STEMeducation @wsuextension.bsky.social

To celebrate Constitution & Citizenship Day on Wednesday, Sept. 17, #WSUPullman Libraries will sponsor a round-robin public reading of the Constitution (w/ amendments) starting at noon in the Terrell Library Atrium on the Pullman campus More info: libraries.wsu.edu/blog/2025/09... #ConstitutionDay

The second annual #WSU/ #UW #AppleCup Food Pantry Challenge is underway, and fans of both schools have until midnight on Saturday, Sept. 20 to donate in support of their campus’ food pantries. news.wsu.edu/news/2025/09... #GoCougs

Make the #WSU Libraries part of your Cougar Football Saturday! Join us in the Terrell Library Atrium as part of your pre-game activities! The @WSU_Press will be there - why not buy a copy of Butch’s Game Day and get it signed by an actual Butch alum! +

Living with chronic pain? WSU Nursing researchers helped create the Relief Pain Hub — a new site with trusted, evidence-based tools beyond meds to improve quality of life. Read more: https://f.mtr.cool/nxcsmkdcvk Explore the site ➡️ https://f.mtr.cool/cokuzzudjw #CougNurses #GoCougs

On campus for @WSUCougarFB and the #BattleofthePalouse? Come by the #WSULibraries and check out our MASC exhibit on the crazy history of lentils on the Palouse (really, it's very engaging!!) Open 3-6 *today* 9/30/25! in the Terrell Library

“What I love most about Fortnightly is being in the company of so many remarkable women. I watch and learn from each one, especially about how to handle life’s vicissitudes gracefully. It is serendipitous that our love of books and reading brings us together.” magazine.wsu.edu/web-extra/fo...

Fortnightly isn't the only longstanding, invite-only women's club in Pullman. Ingleside was organized in 1917, and it's still going. Minutes from early meetings are preserved at WSU Libraries’ Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections. magazine.wsu.edu/web-extra/a-... #WSU #GoCougs

“You are reading and reading and reading,” Karen Kiessling says. “It’s hard work, but it’s worth it. You benefit because you meet writers you never would have met on your own.” magazine.wsu.edu/2025/08/07/a... #WSU #GoCougs @wsulibraries.bsky.social